1800s: Medicine or Vice?
Widely used in cough syrups, this addictive drug was not regulated until the early 20th century.
What is opium (or morphine)?
This amendment banned the sale of alcohol in the U.S. from 1920 to 1933.
What is the 18th Amendment?
During World War II, soldiers were often given this stimulant to stay alert.
What are amphetamines?
This psychedelic drug, popularized by Timothy Leary (a Harvard Professor and researcher), became a symbol of the counterculture.
What is LSD?
First Lady Nancy Reagan popularized this anti-drug slogan...
“Just Say No.”
In the 1890s, this popular beverage originally contained cocaine.
What is Coca-Cola
Illegal bars where alcohol was served during Prohibition were called ___.
What are speakeasies?
This new psychiatric drug class, first used in the 1950s, was seen as a medical breakthrough.
What are tranquilizers?
Many in the anti-war movement used this drug, which became closely tied to youth rebellion.
What is marijuana?
Crack cocaine use surged in the 1980s, leading to harsh penalties under this 1986 law.
What is the Anti-Drug Abuse Act?
This law (passed in 1906, just after the 1800s) began requiring accurate labeling of medicines.
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act?
Prohibition helped fuel the rise of this organized crime figure in Chicago.
Who is Al Capone?
In the 1950s, pharmaceutical companies heavily marketed this drug for weight loss, depression, and energy.
What are amphetamines?
This 1960s music festival became famous for open drug use and countercultural ideals.
What is Woodstock?
The 1990s saw growing awareness of this prescription drug problem, later fueling the opioid crisis.
What is OxyContin misuse?
These drugs - sold through shops and general stores - contained a variety of drugs including Opium, Alcohol and Cocaine, and were said to cure almost all "medical complaints".
What are Patent Medicines?
Prohibition successfully reduced the rates of alcohol consumption by this percentage...
what is 30%
In the 1950s, the U.S. Army and CIA researched this drug as a potential "truth serum" for brainwashing.
What is the hallucinogenic drug LSD?
The first surgeon general’s report in 1964 linked this behavior with this consequence.
What is smoking with adverse health consequences? (including lung cancer and heart disease.)
As the 1980s approached (1975), this national study began annually surveying representative samples of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders. The study continues annually today.
What is the Monitoring the Future Study (MTF) - U of Michigan?
First synthesized from morphine in 1874, this drug was aggressively marketed by the Bayer company in 1898 as a non-addictive morphine substitute and cough suppressant, even for children. Its highly addictive nature became evident shortly after its release.
What is Heroin?
As the 1930s approached, the health benefits of Prohibition were overshadowed by increase in this...
what is crime or "organized crime"
Following its founding in 1935, this group gained widespread public recognition in the 1940s and 1950s, promoting its spiritual, peer-led, 12-step approach to recovery.
What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
This survey, that began in 1971, provides up-to-date information on tobacco, alcohol, and drug use, mental health and other health-related issues in the United States. Data is used to support prevention and treatment programs, monitor trends, and inform public health policy.
What is The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)?
The 1990s saw the first efforts to legalize this drug for medical use in some U.S. states, though it remained a federally prohibited drug.
What is cannabis?